Safavieh HK141D-6 Chelsea Collection 6-Feet by 9-Feet Hand-hooked Wool Area Rug, Light Blue and Ivory

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Price: $206.99    

Product Feature

• The handmade, hand-hooked construction adds durability to this rug, ensuring it will be a favorite for many years
• This rug is made of 100-percent premium virgin wool
• The modern style of this rug's floral pattern will give your room a contemporary accent
• This rug features a light blue background and ivory border, and displays a stunning floral pattern in shades of olive, sage, blue, red and gold
• This rug measures 6-feet by 9-feet

Product Description

The Safavieh Chelsea Collection is the perfect way to add some modern style to any room. These contemporary rugs are made from a pure virgin wool pile providing comfort and softness to the touch. The 100-Percent cotton canvas backing adds to the durability of your rug. The fringeless borders give a very clean, elegant look and feel.

Safavieh HK141D-6 Chelsea Collection 6-Feet by 9-Feet Hand-hooked Wool Area Rug, Light Blue and Ivory Review

Reviewing HK141D runner and 3' round. Border is light cream. Inner background is light blue and fair approximation to photos. Rugs have 3 shades of blue, 3 shades of green, 2 shades of red, 2 shades of brown, light cream and tan. There is no black, espresso, yellow or white. The reds and browns are autumn-like colors. Total width (pile with backing) is about 1/2 inch. The backing is soft fabric, not scratchy at all, but looks like it may not wear well on bare floor without a rug pad. This is not a plushy formal-looking rug. It is textured, handmade with slight imperfections and a few loose ends that should be safe to trim if needed. The look is casual, down-to-earth and fun. I would not want to try to carpet a whole room with this, but I think they make interesting throws. I like them quite a lot. I found the different photos of the same rug offered by different(or sometimes even the same) sellers confusing. So when ordering I made sure I matched the model numbers and it worked out well for me.

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Adir Vertical File Rolling Stand

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Price: $235.00 $234.24   

Product Feature

• Strong, durable solid steel construction
• Wide-swing pivot brackets for easy access
• Ball-bearing swivel casters (two locking)
• Holds up to 12 hanging clamps (sold separately)
• Dimensions: 27W x 28.5 to 46.5D x 46 to 66H inches

Product Description

The Vertical File Rolling Stand allows you to organize and move your files with ease. Durably constructed of solid steel, this rolling unit features 12 pivot brackets that swing freely from side to side. The design makes it easy to identify and access your blueprints, plans, drawings, and other documents. It features ball-bearing swivel casters (two with brakes), allowing for safe, easy portability throughout your workplace. Additional InformationWeight capacity: 240 lbs. Accommodates various sizes of hanging clamps Fits the following clamp sizes: 18 in., 24 in., 30 in., 36 in., and 42 in. Powder-coated finish in sand beige Attractive and professional Quick and easy to assemble and adjust Limited lifetime warranty About Adir Corporation Adir Corporation is a leading manufacturer and supplier of practical, affordable, and durable filing supplies and storage solutions. The company is committed to meeting the evolving needs of customers with quality products designed for professionals in the fields of engineering, drafting, construction, architecture, and graphic arts. Adir's ever-expanding range of user-friendly, innovative products include mobile files, accessories, and storage systems for blueprints, plans, drawings, maps, and other oversized documents. Strong, durable solid steel construction. Wide-swing pivot brackets for easy access. Ball-bearing swivel casters (two locking). Holds up to 12 hanging clamps (sold separately). Dimensions: 27W x 28.5 to 46.5D x 46 to 66H inches.

Adir Vertical File Rolling Stand Review

This rolling stand was excellent for keeping blueprints I needed to grab for meetings. The stand seems very sturdy and did not bend even when loaded with blueprints. It is very mobile - transporting very easily and the brakes to keep it stationary are a great feature.

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Paragon Simply-A-Blast SnoCone Machine

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Price: $444.07 $389.37   

Product Feature

• Commercial-style snow cone machine; made of heavy-duty aluminumized metal
• 1/3-horsepower, 1,725-RPM motor can shave 500 pounds of cube or chunk ice per hour
• Tempered glass panels; safety switch; removable, slated drain deck; 36-inch drain tube and scoop
• Measures 22 inches wide by 17 inches deep by 16 inches high; weighs 50 pounds
• Made in the United States; covered by three-year manufacturer warranty

Product Description

The Paragon Simply-A-Blast is a economical version of the Arctic Blast unit. Manufactured to be the best, Paragon's selection of snocone makers is second to none. Our snocone machines have powerful motors, sturdy cabinets and attention-getting graphics. Made in the USA.

Paragon Simply-A-Blast SnoCone Machine Review

After checking the cost of renting a snow cone machine for several days for an upcoming event, I realized I could purchase a new, good quality unit for about the same price as a rental. After comparing various manufacturers and models, I settled on the Paragon Simply A Blast. It seemed like the best value for the features that it offered.

The unit arrived well packaged in a sturdy box with plenty of foam cushioning in the corners, and was easy to set up. It was ready to go out of the box, with the exception of attaching the pusher to the grinding assembly, a matter of removing and retightening one bolt.

This is a heavy unit and is definately not portable. It weighs about 50 pounds and there are no handles or convenient spots to grab it on the bottom to carry it around. The two sides and the "back" -- the side away from the operator, are glass panels and the front side is open. The glass does add to the weight -- polycarbonate panels would make it lighter, but also more expensive.

I will probably purchase a door kit, as ice does splatter around when it shoots down into the tray. Some ice does fly out the open front side and goes onto the operator and onto the floor. Not a big nuisance but it could be if you were running it all day and didn't have an apron on.

Also included is a useful owner's manual, an allen wrench for adjusting the blades to make finer or coarser ice, and a plastic scoop for making snow cones.

Overall, I like this unit a lot and have plans for lots of ways to use this to make some extra money on the side after the big event is over that I purchased it for.

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Delonghi EC330-s Pump Espresso Maker

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Price: $299.99   

Product Feature

• Stainless Steel Pump Driven Espresso Machine
• Can operate with Either Ground Coffee or Coffee Pods
• 15 Bar Pressure
• Stainless Steel Boiler for Longer Life
• Self Priming System

Product Description

The Stainless Steel EC330 Pump Driven Espresso machine offers quality at an affordable price. With 15 Bar pressure you are sure to get the best tasting espresso and/or cappuccino with no limit to the number of cups produced. The machine can operate using Ground Coffee or easy serve espresso Pods. The in built cup warmer heats your cup gently so that it is always ready to use. Not only is the EC300 easy to clean, it is also easy to use with a simple 3 button operation.

Delonghi EC330-s Pump Espresso Maker Review

I ordered this machine off amazon.com after reading the very positive reviews on-line about it. The best part was that amazon had it available for just $72 plus shipping (for a refurbished machine). Initially, I was going to order the EC155 (which is very similar), but then noticed that the EC330 was much nicer looking (more stainless) and only cost a few bucks more. Both the EC155, as well as the EC330, received very good reviews.

The basic consensus was that the EC330 was one of the best espresso pump machines around for under $200. This machine has a 15 BAR pump, just like much more costly machines. Pump machines are generally considered better, since they use a pump to produce their pressure. Not only do they provide more consistent pressure throughout the extraction process, but they don't burn the coffee (which produces a more bitter taste) as "steam only" machines do. Steam only machines rely on the pressure from stem in the boiler, which means the water has to be closer to 212 degrees. This is really above the ideal temperature (more like 200 to 203 degrees) for making espresso. Also, steam driven machines generally only produce 4 or 5 bar of pressure, while pump machines produce the full 15 bar needed to make true espresso (well, technically only 10 to 12 bar are needed I believe). In any case, a 15 bar pump machine is considered a much better machine for making espresso.

I ordered this machine in order to play around with making espresso vs. using a french press. With the french press, I brew the coffee on the stove for 5 or 6 minutes, then press it. I use a Bodum manual milk frother to froth the milk (see my review on the Bodum frother, btw) and this system produces a wonderful latte/mocha - easily blowing away anything you find at coffee chop shops like Starbucks, etc.

Anyway, prior to plunking down $1200 for a La Pavoni or something, I wanted to see if using a 15 bar pump type espresso machine would make any major differences over the French press method. I also liked the idea of being able to make an espresso vs. just strong black coffee as the foundation for my caffe latte or caffe mochas.

Anyway, the EC330 arrived today. If I'm not mistaken, this machine is mainly sold to the European market. However, it's available as a refurbished unit on amazon.com - which is great. As mentioned, it's much nicer than the EC155 and only a few dollars more. Our unit arrived in the factory box, with the factory manual. After taking it out and checking it over, you would be hard pressed to tell it wasn't brand new. It included a factory manual and also a printed sheet with some additional instructions. The sheet said the unit had been tested before leaving and I did see some water around the water tank fitting that tended to support this.

My first impression of the unit was very good. The machine is high quality and well made. While it's not all metal, it does have a nice stainless drip tray and some satin looking metal on the front, etc. The push buttons that control everything have a very nice and smooth feel. There is a warming tray on top and then a removable plastic water tank on the back with a little flip up lid. The overall design and layout of the machine is quite nice. I especially liked how you can take out (and take apart) the drip tray. It removes so you can wash it off quickly. Clean up on this machine is very easy.

There is a steam knob on top. The steam knob feels a little cheap (it's plastic), but certainly not enough to detract from the overall quality feel of the machine (especially given the cost). There is also a steam nozzle on the side for frothing milk. I've used it a few times and it seems to get the job done. I think I need some more practice on steaming milk however. I also need a pitcher like they use in the coffee shops. BTW, the unit does not come with any shot glasses, so you will need to supply your own. I ended up walking across the street and buying some from the brewing company around the corner.

The portafilter is aluminum and plastic. It's fine, but certainly not as heavy duty as a higher quality pro machine. It has two plastic drip spouts on the bottom. The filter basket (the machine comes with a 1 shot and 2 shot size, as well as a little coffee scoop) is nice and can be taken apart for cleaning. Construction seems pretty good. Again, for the money, you can't really complain - especially when you consider you can almost spend as much for just a naked portafilter as this entire machine costs :-)

The unit has a little plastic tamper on the under side. I am planning to get a separate tamper to use. The diameter of the filter basket (which inserts into the portafilter) is about 53 mm across from what I can see. I measured it and it's a little under 2 1/8th inches - so I'm guessing a 52 or 53 mm tamper would be just about right (don't quote me on that however).

I've pulled a couple of shots with this unit. I got some decent crema by using the finest setting on my coffee grinder and by tamping as hard as I could with the little plastic fitting on the underside of the machine. I'll upload some pictures showing my results in the user photos. As far as taste, the espresso seemed pretty decent (good flavor, a little bitter/sweet taste as you'd expect). I'm no espresso expert, but it seemed pretty good to me.

As far as operation, they directions suggest allowing the machine to warm up for 15 to 30 minutes. However, they say you can pre-heat things faster by running a couple of "water shots" through the unit. The functioning is pretty straight forward. You turn the unit on with the top button, then when it's ready, a light goes on. Each time you pull a shot, the light goes off. Then the unit warms back up and is ready to go again (just takes a few seconds). The machine is more or less manual as far as the time to run the shot goes. In other words, you push the button, the pump turns on, pressure builds up, the shot comes - then it's up to you to turn it off. If you don't turn it off, you can run water through the portafilter for pretty much as long as you wish. Also, when you turn the button off, the residual pressure keeps the water flowing for maybe 4 or 5 additional seconds. Clearly it will take a little fiddling around to get that perfect 25 to 30 seconds shot. With that said, I think I like the manual on/off approach over a preset time. I like having the control over how long the pump runs frankly. Kudos to Delonghi for not forcing me into some pre-programmed time limit.

As far as the steaming wand, it's all right. Again, I'm no expert when it comes to frothing milk, but I've seen it done a few times. With a little practice, I was able to get a pretty nice combo of steamed/frothed milk; made a couple of lattes in short order with no problem at all. One thing to note is that because this unit has only one boiler for both making both the espresso as well as making the steam, you do have to take into consideration the difference in temps that result. In other words, if you push the "steam" button, then the unit heats up the water a little more. When it's ready, the "ok" LED goes on and you can turn the knob on top to force steam out the wand. Once you are done, then you turn off the steam button and it takes a minute to cool back down to the proper temperature for making coffee. Of course, you could probably just pull a "water shot" (i.e. with no coffee in the basket) to drop the temp more quickly. The result is that if you heat up the boiler to make steam, then decide you want to quickly make more coffee, the water in the boiler is going to be a few degrees too hot (and this could cause you to burn the coffee during the subsequent extraction if you don't allow things to cool back down a bit). Myself, I didn't find this to be any problem however. And, as mentioned, running some water through to cool things down (and clean things up) is easy enough.

All in all, it's a great little machine. Maybe it doesn't produce the crema that a $2000 machine would, or a lever operated La Pavoni will, but I was actually pretty impressed with how the first couple of shots turned out. As mentioned, I plan to buy a separate hand tamper so I can press the coffee down a bit harder. I don't think Delonghi suggests that, but I'm still gonna do it :-) Also, I think using a slightly finer grind might increase the flavor a bit further as well.

I was happy to see that, after pulling the shot, the grinds in the filter basket are pretty dry. You aren't going to drop out a totally dry puck, but it's close. The grinds are certainly not floating around in a liquid or anything. Just be careful getting them out, because there is a rubber washer in the filter basket. Knocking the portafilter on the side of a trash can worked fine as far as getting the grounds out.

I rated the machine 5 stars. I think for $72 plus a few bucks for shipping, you just can't go wrong here. As far as appearance, I think it stacks up to some of the nearly $500 Breville machines I have seen in the stores. At the end of the day, 15 bar is 15 bar in my opinion. Can you spend more on an espresso machine? Of course... however, for under $100 including shipping, I think this machine will fit the bill for most people. It looks great on the counter and is obviously very well thought out. It produces quite a tasty little cup of espresso without any complaints.

What more can you ask for? I can't think of much.

I'm very pleased with my purchase - and I'm not always easy to please ;-) This machine really hits the mark.

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HeatStar by Enerco Mr. Heater 8060 NPP Overhead Radiant Heater

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Price: $385.43    

Product Feature

• No electricity required
• Heats like the sun, area evenly warmed
• Instant heat
• CSA certified
• Aluminized steel burner plenum

Product Description

high intensity overhead radiant heater no electricity needed, all parts available 60,000 BTUs of heat NG gas

HeatStar by Enerco Mr. Heater 8060 NPP Overhead Radiant Heater Review

Easy to install
Great for remote sheads without power
Just need gas supply
Recommend for farm sheads that you need heat in
Temperture controls come with it -works great to cyle heat off and on as needed
No fancy installation problems to work through
Instruction are clear
Best buy to stay warm on those cold day when there might be power outages

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